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Three‐port laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with natural orifice specimen extraction – a video vignette

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Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) has been increasingly used in the field of colorectal surgery. The potential benefits of NOSES include reduction in postoperative pain, decreased postoperative analgesia and… Click to show full abstract

Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) has been increasingly used in the field of colorectal surgery. The potential benefits of NOSES include reduction in postoperative pain, decreased postoperative analgesia and better cosmesis[1-3] . Conventional laparoscopic colorectal surgery utilizes four or five ports but here we report how this can be reduced to just three ports using NOSES to perform a laparoscopic sigmoidectomy.

Keywords: orifice specimen; natural orifice; specimen extraction; laparoscopic sigmoidectomy

Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2020

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